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Comment: Thumb Drives - Taj Malik - 2/28/2010
Comment: It depends - bri77 - 2/28/2010
Comment: Context is important - abdlah - 2/28/2010
Comment: Depends - abdlah - 2/28/2010
Comment: Re: Mostly... - ivka - 2/28/2010
Comment: Child (Kiddie) Porn - JoeFoster - 2/28/2010
Comment: Re: spherical indeed - Carol - 2/28/2010
Comment: Re: I wonder if... - Mr. Roques - 2/28/2010
Comment: I wonder if... - mathemagician - 2/28/2010
Comment: Re: Know your AUP - Mike Acker - 2/28/2010
Comment: RE: Social Media - Taj Malik - 2/27/2010
Comment: Re: My Rule - Mike Moran - 2/27/2010
Comment: My Rule - lek1981 - 2/27/2010
Comment: Re: Everyone's fight - dlavie - 2/27/2010
Comment: Re: Know your AUP - Mike Acker - 2/27/2010
Comment: Security - dbergman - 2/27/2010
Comment: Re: Everyone's fight - aum007 - 2/27/2010
Comment: Re: Everyone's fight - dlavie - 2/27/2010
Comment: The trade off - sbondy - 2/26/2010
Comment: Satirical or not... - rjacksix - 2/25/2010
Government Still Fumbling With Thumb Drives
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
2/25/2010   16 comments
The lifting of the DoD's longstanding restriction on portable drives raises questions about why the government hasn't acted uniformly
Comment: Re: Careful Planning - RIMMAN - 2/25/2010
Comment: Re: Hm... - Gideon J. Lenkey - 2/25/2010
Comment: spherical indeed - Mary Jander - 2/25/2010
P2P 'Community' Responds to FTC Warning
Don Reisinger  
2/25/2010   24 comments
Proponents of file sharing say they're doing their part to be safe, though the FTC has warned of widespread P2P-related security breaches
Comment: Hm... - Mashka - 2/25/2010
Comment: To what end - dlavie - 2/25/2010
Comment: A harsh reality - ChrisTOP - 2/25/2010
Comment: Global CIO issues - rebeccalui - 2/24/2010
Comment: Careful Planning - kenton - 2/24/2010
Comment: Re: Did not know - Jart Armin - 2/24/2010
Cloud Video Tutorial Focuses on Security
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
2/24/2010   9 comments
New risks, governance issues, and the differences between privacy and security get a thorough going-over in our latest video tutorial
Stopping Child Sex Trafficking & Abuse on the Web
Jart Armin  
2/24/2010   30 comments
A recent report offers a disturbing update on online activity related to child sexual abuse
Collaboration & Spherical Stupidity
Second Shooter  
2/24/2010   18 comments
School Webcam scandal may threaten the future of Internet video collaboration.
Chinese Hacking & the New Cold War
Gideon J. Lenkey  
2/24/2010   21 comments
The recent China hacking incident shows online espionage isn't slowing down, and US businesses should be on guard against it
Comment: Re: another day in the US - rjh - 2/23/2010
School Spying Probe Highlights Privacy Truth
Robert J. Hansen  
2/23/2010   25 comments
It's time for us to stop relying on the government to protect us from ourselves
Comment: Mostly... - nathanwosnack - 2/22/2010
About Me... Maybe
Internet Evolution Poll  
2/22/2010   21 comments
How much of the information you share about yourself online is true?
Comment: Re: the same old thing - enoss - 2/22/2010
Comment: Re: the same old thing - enoss - 2/22/2010
Comment: the same old thing - enoss - 2/22/2010
Comment: Re: BEEN THERE! - Jart Armin - 2/21/2010
Comment: Re: BEEN THERE! - Jart Armin - 2/21/2010
Comment: Re: BEEN THERE! - Mr. Roques - 2/20/2010
Comment: Re: BEEN THERE! - Terry Sweeney - 2/19/2010
Comment: Re: BEEN THERE! - Kurtkeys - 2/19/2010
Comment: Re: BEEN THERE! - Jart Armin - 2/19/2010
Comment: Re: BEEN THERE! - Kurtkeys - 2/19/2010
Comment: Re: BEEN THERE! - Jart Armin - 2/19/2010
Comment: BEEN THERE! - Kurtkeys - 2/19/2010
ICANN & Its 'Whois' Black Hole
Jart Armin  
2/19/2010   24 comments
ICANN-commissioned study confirms what many already suspected: Domain registrants falsify information
Comment: Re: The other side - SteveGNYC - 2/18/2010
Comment: Re: Eharmony - James Malone - 2/17/2010
Comment: Eharmony - dbergman - 2/17/2010
Action, Not New Laws, Needed to Fight Botnets
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
2/17/2010   6 comments
Cyber Shockwave exercise leads Washington's bureaucrats down a predictable path: 'We need more laws!'
Comment: No way - Fiercesome - 2/17/2010
Comment: Adding it to the list. - chayes - 2/16/2010
Comment: Re: The other side - Kurtkeys - 2/16/2010
Comment: Re: The other side - SteveGNYC - 2/16/2010
Comment: Re: The other side - Kurtkeys - 2/16/2010
Comment: Re: Wookin' Pa Nub - kq4ym - 2/16/2010
Comment: The 7 US Clusters - AGreen - 2/16/2010
Comment: Re: The other side - SteveGNYC - 2/16/2010
Facebook Gets Harvested
Editor's Blog  
2/16/2010   23 comments
An engineer bypasses Facebook's terms of service in order to harvest the profiles of 215 million users
10 Key Issues for CIOs in Asia
Singer at C-Level  
2/15/2010   1 comment
How can companies in Asia better respond to future market change? Check out IDC's list.
Comment: The other side - deezone13 - 2/14/2010
Comment: Re: Natural selection - kerryf - 2/14/2010
Comment: Natural selection - Mashka - 2/14/2010
Comment: Security - JoeFoster - 2/13/2010
Comment: Wookin' Pa Nub - Michael Singer - 2/12/2010
Comment: Thinking things through - Seth - 2/12/2010
Comment: Re: namelessness - James Malone - 2/12/2010
Comment: Late Entry - jwallace - 2/12/2010
Comment: namelessness - M Hulot - 2/12/2010
My Phony Valentine: Adventures in Online Dating
James Malone  
2/12/2010   38 comments
When it comes to finding true love online, caution is the watchword: Scams abound
Comment: Great analogy - javeriayounes - 2/12/2010
Comment: security enhancement - GilbertV - 2/12/2010
Cellcrypt Offers BlackBerry WiFi Voice Encryption Trial
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
2/11/2010   2 comments
GSM calls can be hacked; so it's worth trying this free trial for WiFi voice calls on BlackBerrys
Comment: Re: Top 10 X 10 - artfrankmiami - 2/11/2010
Comment: Security First! - RamonAntonio - 2/11/2010
Comment: Re: ROI? - Mary E. Shacklett - 2/11/2010
Comment: Re: ROI? - SeanFromIT - 2/11/2010
Comment: Re: ROI? - Mary E. Shacklett - 2/11/2010
Comment: ROI? - SeanFromIT - 2/11/2010
Secure Your Internet Border Before Trouble Strikes
Gideon J. Lenkey  
2/11/2010   8 comments
A few simple steps before a security incident occurs can ensure you won't be overwhelmed by subsequent problems and costs afterward
Bested by China... Again!
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
2/10/2010   5 comments
In Q4 2009, China led the world in zombie production and execution of SQL-injection attacks, according to a McAfee report
The Need for Virtual Firewalls
Amir Ben-Efraim  
2/10/2010   1 comment
What does Microsoft have to do with the future of cloud computing? Altor Networks' CEO explains.
Comment: No surprise. - Thread - 2/9/2010
IE Radio: We're LIVE With Jeff Jonas!
Editor's Blog  
2/9/2010   Post a comment
We're live on IE Radio with IBM's chief scientist, Jeff Jonas. Come on over!
Comment: Re: Fortress Google - jabailo - 2/9/2010
Comment: IE 100 - SteveGNYC - 2/9/2010
Comment: Matt Mullenweg - magneticnorth - 2/9/2010
Comment: Fortress Google - jabailo - 2/9/2010
Comment: Re: Top 10 X 10 - Brian Newby - 2/8/2010
Comment: my guesses - ncss - 2/8/2010
Comment: Well said - Nicole Ferraro - 2/8/2010
Congress Hits the Snooze Button With China
Ira Winkler  
2/8/2010   22 comments
Calling the alleged Chinese hack of Google a 'wake-up call' is tantamount to turning away from a slew of even more serious past hacks
Comment: The Access List - Mike Acker - 2/8/2010
Comment: Re: Google blinked - mhhfive - 2/8/2010
Comment: Re: Top 10 X 10 - Paul Whyte - 2/8/2010
Fatal System Error Exposes Cybercrime Lords
Jart Armin  
2/8/2010   24 comments
New book exposes cyber-criminal organizations worldwide, including Russian and US-based organized crime rings UPDATED 2:45 PM
Comment: Top 10 X 10 - RamonAntonio - 2/8/2010
Comment: Re: Imagine - Mike Moran - 2/7/2010
Comment: Imagine - RamonAntonio - 2/7/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - Ira Winkler - 2/7/2010
Comment: Nominations.. - nasimson - 2/7/2010
Comment: Silent Updates - Mike Acker - 2/6/2010
Comment: "Because I can" - Mike Acker - 2/6/2010
Comment: Re: poor spammers - Mashka - 2/6/2010
Comment: Re: Google blinked - mhhfive - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - Ira Winkler - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - ncss - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: poor spammers - Mike Moran - 2/5/2010
Give Us Your Nominees for the 'Internet Evolution 100'
Editor's Blog  
2/5/2010   31 comments
Help us come up with the top 100 people in the Internet industry
Comment: Re: Google blinked - mhhfive - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - Ira Winkler - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - ncss - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: Curse Google - Mike Moran - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: Curse Google - Paul Whyte - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: poor spammers - Mike Moran - 2/5/2010
Comment: Internet - PrinceN - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: Google blinked - mhhfive - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: Jeeeeeeeze - Mike Moran - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - ncss - 2/4/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - Ira Winkler - 2/4/2010
Comment: on the fence - AGreen - 2/4/2010
Comment: Jeeeeeeeze - Chris Poley - 2/4/2010
Google's Motives in China Still Unclear
Editor's Blog  
2/4/2010   15 comments
Few Internet Evolution readers think censorship had anything to do with Google's threat to pull out of China
Goldilocks & the Data Center
Singer at C-Level  
2/4/2010   2 comments
It's midtier enterprises that are taking the "Just Right" approach.
Comment: Re: Curse Google - Mike Moran - 2/4/2010
Comment: dear heart - Mary Jander - 2/4/2010
Google Aims at the Enterprise
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
2/4/2010   2 comments
Google wants enterprise IT business, but it must overcome some hurdles to get it
Comment: Curse Google - Drowlord - 2/4/2010
Social Media Breed Imaginary Friends
Mike Moran  
2/4/2010   29 comments
Social media have given rise to bots based on lifelike personas. Don't be fooled
It's Time to Rethink Web-Based SOA
Mary E. Shacklett  
2/4/2010   6 comments
Change management is a vital element in any SOA environment, given the often stratified IT services in today's online enterprises
Comment: Re: One problem - Mary Jander - 2/4/2010
Comment: Re: Security & Ads - Tom Nolle - 2/4/2010
Comment: Sniffer Mining? - bauerb - 2/4/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - ncss - 2/4/2010
Comment: Re: Google blinked - mhhfive - 2/4/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - medortch - 2/3/2010
Old Vulnerabilities Make New Headlines
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
2/3/2010   8 comments
Old attack vulnerabilities – some more than 20 years old – remain unfixed and have attracted the attention of hackers
Comment: Re: Cool it, Flash - DHCIR - 2/3/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - Ira Winkler - 2/3/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - Versace - 2/3/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - GajaKannan - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: Classic - Jart Armin - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - Ira Winkler - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - Ira Winkler - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - bakaalund - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: One problem - Ira Winkler - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: what if... - Jart Armin - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: Rules? - Mary E. Shacklett - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: Rules? - Mary E. Shacklett - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: Connection - Jart Armin - 2/2/2010
A Potential Fix for Cloud Security Woes
David Vellante  
2/2/2010   41 comments
When virtualization is used in cloud services, it requires a new take on security. A solution is on the horizon UPDATED 2/2 4:00 PM
Comment: Classic - Mashka - 2/2/2010
Comment: Insurance fraud - Mashka - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: Rules? - Asad - 2/1/2010
StopBadware Banks on Banning Unsolicited Downloads
Don Reisinger  
2/1/2010   14 comments
Lumping legitimate software businesses in with malware criminals, StopBadware is carrying its mission from academia to private sector
Comment: Re: Rules? - Asad - 2/1/2010
Comment: Re: Not yet covered - Asad - 2/1/2010
Comment: Re: Rules? - John Moccia - 2/1/2010
Comment: Re: Rules? - Mary E. Shacklett - 2/1/2010
Comment: Re: Connection - hindsatya - 2/1/2010
Comment: Re: what if... - aum007 - 2/1/2010
Comment: what if... - Chris Poley - 2/1/2010
Comment: Using Virtual Machines - ncss - 2/1/2010
The Use & Abuse of BI
Rob Salkowitz  
2/1/2010   4 comments
Data mining of social networks means people might face unforeseen difficulties.
How – & Where – Cybercriminals Hide
Jart Armin  
2/1/2010   19 comments
Lax laws in Delaware and other states are making the US a haven for money laundering, financial secrecy, and hidden shell companies




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Mary E. Shacklett
Social media has been with us for a decade -- but employer policies and the law are anything but firm about the most appropriate usage of this powerful tool.
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Dan Cypra   5/23/2013   13 comments
Businesses often struggle to decide which domain to use. When it comes to purchasing a domain name, you have plenty of extensions to choose from, ranging from .com and .net, to .me, and even .mobi. But which one should you pick?
Matt Heusser
Matt Heusser   5/23/2013   3 comments
I've been writing about how the next evolution of the Internet might just be an advertising revolution, and how corporate IT can stay involved as the enablers and providers of the technologies that make this possible.
David Weldon
David Weldon   5/22/2013   14 comments
In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   4 comments


Whole Foods Global Wine Purchaser Doug Bell told me about some of the constraints on using analytics in the US wine market.
Paul J. Fleuranges
Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track

5|6|13   |   3:51   |   No comments


New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
Kim Davis
Fast Forward to the Future

4|23|13   |   2:29   |   20 comments


A look back at tech writing in the 90s makes us wonder where enterprise IT will be 20 years from now.
Mitch Wagner
Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet

4|15|13   |   2:59   |   10 comments


Google's new Inactive Account Manager lets you control how Google disposes of your accounts when you die.
Second Shooter
Argument Over Top-Level Domains Is 'Stupid'

4|11|13   |   2:07   |   3 comments


The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
Kim Davis
Ladies, Your Tablet Awaits

3|21|13   |   2:22   |   37 comments


ePad Femme is the world’s first tablet “made exclusively for women.”
Wisdom of the Big Chair
NFC Moves Into the Mainstream

3|20|13   |   2:16   |   No comments


While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

3|19|13   |   3:35   |   No comments


Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information

3|18|13   |   1:15   |   No comments


Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site

3|14|13   |   0:47   |   No comments


The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
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In the 1970 science fiction thriller
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In the 1970 science fiction thriller
Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.

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